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Overpaying for AJ McCarron Would Mark a New Low in NFL QB Desperation

Step right up, one and all, because AJ McCarron is here to inject some unwise quarterback spending into free agency. Which means he's about to make sure all is right in the NFL universe and a sense of normalcy has been restored.

It just wouldn't be free agency without a young, unproven quarterback vacuuming up a desperate team's money. That quarterback was the Chicago Bears' Mike Glennon in 2017. In 2016, Brock Osweiler started his journey toward becoming a free-agent bust for the Houston Texans.

Now, it's McCarron, who was declared an unrestricted free agent when he won his grievance against the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday.